Lot Essay
In a letter dated, December 12, 1998, Maria Teresa Cantaro, on the basis of a photograph, writes of the present painting 'mi sembra possibile che l'autrice sia Lavinia Fontana'.
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Portrait of Anna, Viscountess of Panigarola, standing full length beside a pillar with her child
Details
Lavinia Fontana* (1552-1614)
Fontana, L.
Portrait of Anna, Viscountess of Panigarola, standing full length beside a pillar with her child
inscribed with the name of the sitter and the date 'ANNA.VICECOMES:/PANIGAROLA/1578'
oil on canvas
67 x 35in. (171.4 x 88.9cm.)
Fontana, L.
Portrait of Anna, Viscountess of Panigarola, standing full length beside a pillar with her child
inscribed with the name of the sitter and the date 'ANNA.VICECOMES:/PANIGAROLA/1578'
oil on canvas
67 x 35in. (171.4 x 88.9cm.)
Provenance
Marchese di Ferrara.
Judge Emile Godchaux, New Orleans, by descent to
E. Baldwin Goetter, Mississippi, 1930, by whom given to
The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts in 1950, as Antonio Moro.
Judge Emile Godchaux, New Orleans, by descent to
E. Baldwin Goetter, Mississippi, 1930, by whom given to
The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts in 1950, as Antonio Moro.